Tikka Lounge

I stopped by to grab a large takeout order on Father's Day. They really fill the takeout containers to the brim, which is awesome. I thought the food was delicious, but my dad thought it was a little too spicy, so I sort of wish they had a "zero spicy" option. They have several options listed as vegan on the menu, which was awesome for my parents. I ordered the aloo gobi, Chana masala, bhindi masala, roti, rice, pani puri, vegetable samosas, and the vegetable pakora. While everything was good, our favorites were the pakora and the bhindi masala. The okra was perfectly cooked and they just burst in your mouth. We loved it! The pakora are so tasty and are kind of like hush puppies. So good! I also really liked the potato mixture for the pani puri - it was sort of like potato salad and so good!I really like the food here and loved having leftovers the next day too.

My husband was craving Indian food and we were in the Poway area so we decided to have dinner here. Service was good and the food was better than we expected. We ordered the chicken vindaloo and the dum ka chicken. Full of flavor and spicy! We ordered the $30 family meal and there was enough food for lunch the next day. We ordered the garlic naan and the garlic chili naan. Both were SO good though I wish they were a little thicker.

The service here is interesting, to say the least... Their menu on Yelp is not accurate, as many of the items that we requested were not on the actual menu in the restaurant. Some guy shoved a menu in our face and said, "No! Order here..." We were relegated to just ordering the same couple of items for everyone in our group.The Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken Masala were nearly identical. It was very difficult to tell the difference between these two dishes. However, they were good. There was plenty of chicken, and the creamy tomato base was very savory.The Chicken Tikka Masala Wrap was even better. This should be highlighted by the restaurant as their signature item. It not only had an abundance of chicken overflowing in the wrap, but the addition of red and green bell peppers with onions made this dish... Just imagine adding fajitas to Chicken Tikka Masala. It really improved the texture and the flavor of the wrap.I gave them 3 stars instead of 4 stars, because of the service. It got the night off on the wrong foot and frustrated us a little bit before our dinner... It would behoove them to put a smile on their faces and be a little kinder to their customers, then this place would possibly get more repeat customers.

Order over the phone not online. Delicious Tikka Masala. Mango Lassi was a real treat!

I absolutely love this place. This is the hidden gem and a great place to go for lunch or dinner before going to amc theater. I had the mushroom masala and my husband had another kind of masala (sorry for being so vague, I was just so in love with my dish). The guy who help us was so helpful and we just had a fun experience. Loved the ambiance! There was music in the kitchen, I think if they had the same music everywhere it would have added to the ambience and given everyone a little more privacy. Please put some Bluetooth speakers in that would have given the music more depth (I think it was just on a phone in the kitchen and the kitchen is right there. Please given us all the magic of the music. That's the only suggestion I have. Then we all don't have to listen to orders being taken. Thank you!!!! This is my new favorite place! They also have desert. Lots of seating - and we'll have to come for the buffet!!!! well done on the masala!!!! Great place for a date. My daughter comes here (they are all teenagers), then they too go to the movies after getting something real to eat before the candy. LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! Certainly the top place to go in Poway's!!!!

My grandson told me he would love curry tonight so we went to Creekside Plaza off Poway Road to Tikka Lounge, located between Subway and Crumble Cookie. We had the family feast with two garlic Nan and two fantastic curries: Tikka Chicken Marcela and Dum Ka Chicken a tomato based red curry. Both curries were almost perfect in texture and taste and the Nan was fantastic. The curry was so good we each needed a second bowl of tandoori rice to take full advantage of their thick deliciousness. It was one of the best curry dining experiences ever in regards to flavor and value and we both highly recommend it

Last minute decision for Indian food one night. Great little spot, could do with being cleaner but food was great, tasty and fresh.

Soo much smaller then before. Hardly non of the filling and mostly the fried samosa dough. It was good but not for the tiny rationed mini bites. I am disappointed to say... I have to go elsewhere for a decent more traditional size samosa. Shown in the photo is the size of the samosas. About 1 inch in length and width. I remember the samosas being almost doubled or about 3 inches wide. Pay more but get less.

10/10 recommend. I tried the samosa chaat, chicken palau, and lamb vindaloo. Everything was great! The samosa chaat was my favorite! Give it a try!

This place is not bad if you're really craving Indian food. It's mediocre IMO. I ordered Garlic Naan, Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala, and Goat Pulao (since it's the closest thing they have for Biryani). Kinda sad how they don't have Biryani. Garlic Naan was okay. It was as fluffy, a bit elastic, but super garlicky flavor. They're butter chicken is super soft, but the chicken almost tasted fake. The sauce is also good but it also tasted like straight from a can and they just recooked it and add more spices to it. They're chicken tikka masala was good. Their goat pulao though... hmm. Kinda sus. I've been eating goat since I was young but some reason the meat on this DID NOT taste like goat. Maybe 2 pieces were but the rest tasted like beef. I like the spicy kick to it though, super flavorful. Service was okay. The place is small. Feels a little intimidating sitting there to eat.